For the purpose of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context indicates or clearly requires a different meaning. Words used in the present tense shall include the future; the singular includes the plural; and the plural includes the singular.
“ARTERIAL.” Highways that are designated or utilized primarily for high vehicular speeds or heavy volumes of traffic.
“BLOCK.” An area bounded by streets.
“BUILDING.” Includes the word “structure” and shall be construed as if followed by the phrase, “or part thereof”.
“BUILDING SETBACK LINE.” The line parallel to the street line at a distance therefrom equal to the depth of the minimum required front yard.
“CITY.” The City of Paris.
“COLLECTOR.” Those streets that carry intermediate volumes of traffic from minor streets to arterial streets.
“COMMISSION” or “PLANNING COMMISSION.” The Bourbon County Joint Planning Commission.
“CUL-DE-SAC.” A minor street with only one (1) vehicular outlet to another street at one (1) end, and with a vehicular turn-around facility, at the other end.
“LOT.” (Includes the word “plot” or “parcel”.) A parcel of land used or set aside and available for use as the site of one (1) or more buildings and building accessory thereto or for any other purpose, in one (1) ownership and not divided by a street, nor including any land within the limits of a public or private way upon which said lot abuts, even if the fee to such way is in the owner of the lot. A lot for the purposes of this chapter may or may not coincide with a lot of record.
“MARGINAL ACCESS.” Are minor streets which are parallel to and adjacent to arterial streets and highways and which serve to reduce the number of access points to the arterial streets and thereby increase traffic safety.
“MINOR.” Those streets that are used or will be used primarily for access to abutting properties and which carry or will carry limited volumes of traffic.
“PERSON.” Includes a corporation, unincorporated association, or a partnership, as well as the individual.
“PLAT, FINAL.” A complete and exact subdivision plan, prepared for official recording as required by statute, to define property rights, proposed streets, rights-of-way, easements, and physical improvements on and in the land.
“PLAT, PRELIMINARY.” A tentative subdivision plan, showing the approximate location and size of proposed streets, lots, and improvements as a basis for consideration by the Planning Commission and other prior to preparation of a final plat.
“RIGHT-OF-WAY.” The dividing line between a street or road and a lot. The right-of-way line is the same as the street line.
“SHALL.” Is always mandatory.
“STREET.” A way for vehicular traffic, whether designated as a court, boulevard, avenue, expressway, highway, lane, and road, or however otherwise designated.
“SUBDIVIDER.” A person who is the owner, or authorized agent of the owner, of land to be subdivided.
“SUBDIVISION.” The division of a tract or parcel of land into three (3) or more parcel for the purpose, whether immediate or future, of sale or of building development provided, however, that a division of land for agricultural purposes into parcels of five (5) acres or more and which does not involve a new street shall not be deemed a subdivision. The term “SUBDIVISION” shall refer to the land subdivided or to the process of subdividing according to the context.
“STREET.” A public or private open way used or intended to be used for passage or travel by vehicular traffic. If private, such way must be used or intended to be used as the principal means of access to abutting lot or lots or to more than two (2) dwellings on a lot on which a private way is exclusively located. Streets are further classified as provided in this section.
“WATERCOURSE.” Includes channel, creek, ditch, drain, dry run, spring, and stream.
“YARD, FRONT.” An open space extending across the full width of the lot and lying between the street line at the nearest point of the building.
“ZONING ORDINANCE.” The ordinance adopted by the Planning Commission.
(Ord. passed 11-14-72)